South Africa Quiz

Take our online South Africa trivia quiz and see how much you know about South Africa. Discover interesting facts about the country!

1.In what year was South Africa granted independence from the United Kingdom?

1884
1910
1948
1962

2. Within South Africa there is a small kingdom called:

Eswatini
Lesotho
Soweto
Kruger

3. The population of South Africa is about:

50 million
60 million
70 million
85 million

4. How many children are orphans in South Africa?

310,000
500,000
700,000
1,700,000

5. What % of the population is infected with HIV/AIDS?

4%
20.4%
24.0%
28.4%

6. How many children in South Africa under the age of 5 per 1000 die each year from curable diseases or malnutrition?

7.5
17.5
27.5
37.5

7. If the child poverty rate for white children in South Africa 11% is what is it for black children?

18%
28%
48%
68%

8. What is the life expectancy in South Africa?

62 years
64 years
66 years
68 years

9. South Africa hosted the football world cup in 2010. At what stage did they leave the competition?

First Stage
Quarter Finals
Semi Finals
Final

10. Which of the following facts about South Africa is true?

Tabletop Mountain is an active volcano that last erupted in 1954
It was first visited by British explorers in the 1480s
It's the only nation to voluntarily abandon its nuclear weapons program
Dr. Christiaan Barnard performed the first human heart transplant in the world there.

South Africa Quiz